Pool details

OK folks, getting ready to finalize the contract with the PB. After weeks of research, including speaking to other pool owners, internet searching and checking with the Better Business Bureau, we have decided to go with a Viking brand fiberglass pool, installed by Pool Designs, Inc.(www.pooldesignsinc.com) based in South/Central New Jersey. We chose Viking because they seem to make the best fiberglass pool, with the best warranty.

Our pool will be a 16x35 free form, 6'6" at the deep end. We chose the speckled blue (can't recall the trade name) finish, with a 6" tile border. Pool designs installs their pools with a cantilevered concrete edge. This is where the concrete has a "lip" over the edge of the pool, as opposed to a fiberglass edge. They include 3' of concrete decking around the pool. I think we will increase that to 4' when we talk to the mason.

We're planning on using a DE filter (hayward 48) PB wanted to install a cartidge filter, but I have heard too many negative things about cartridge filters. Pump will be a Hayward tristar, and we will be generating our own chlorine with the goldline SWCG system. We decided not to install a heater, as the almost $3,000 price tag and the cost of propane for heat seemed a bit too much. We can always add that at a later date. Lighting will be LED.

The cost for this project so far is around $41,000. This includes the pool,excavation/installation, plumbing, lighting, tile, 3' concrete decking. It does not include electric (we have a 220v feed there already)additional concrete ( we plan on adding a patio)water to fill the pool and any landscaping/fencing.

In the next few days I will be posting some pictures of the pool site, and providing updates on our progress. Stay tuned!!